This report presents case studies that highlight how ADB's teams are working together to design innovative urban projects across the Asia and Pacific region that leverage its value-added services and support
JAIPUR: In its efforts to make Rajasthan a slum-free state, the government has been able to secure funds from the Centre for construction of 6,666 concrete houses under integrated housing and slum development programme (IHSDP). In a total project cost of Rs 211 crore, the Central government has agreed to fund Rs 103 cr for the construction of pucca houses for slum dwellers. Rest of the money will be paid by the state government and the beneficiaries. The project will be implemented at 94 slums in the state for which areas have been identified by the local self governance department.
DHAN Foundation has been awarded the Jindal Prize 2011 for its contributions in rural development and poverty alleviation. The prize carries Rs 1 crore cash to further its initiatives. Briefing about
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has cleared the proposal for construction of around 15,000 tenements by the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board at Perumbakkam. The clearance follows the TNSCB fulfilling the requirement of constructing an 18-metre-wide road near the multi-storeyed buildings. The move seeks to facilitate the resettlement and rehabilitation of 15,000 families from the city. However, the TNSCB is planning to reduce the number of tenements proposed in the project.
About 28 percent of Bangladesh's total population (41.7 million) is living in urban areas, said a Unicef report released on Wednesday. Among the top 21 mega cities of the world, according to the report,
The rate of under-five mortality of 95 per cent in the slums of Bangladesh is among the highest in the world, a UNICEF report released in Dhaka on Wednesday said. The high rate of mortality of slum children
The majority of the world’s population now live in urban centres, which will also absorb virtually all population growth in the next century. Urbanisation involves major shifts in the ways people work
MUMBAI: The state government seems to have finally hit upon the idea of trading in scarce land as equity for slum redevelopment in areas governed by coastal regulation zone (CRZ) norms. S Zende-Patil ,
The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has not received a single proposal after the amendment in the Development Control (DC) rules. However, before the new DC rules came into force, on an average 10
In order to achieve its goal of making Delhi a slum-free city, the Delhi Government will start allotment of houses under the Economically Weaker Section category from April this year, Industries Minister Ramakant Goswami said during a visit to a construction site at Pootkhurd in North-West Delhi on Friday.
CHENNAI: In a bid to make the state slum-free, the Tamil Nadu government has selected nine urban agglomerations under the Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) for preparing proper rehabilitation plans. Official sources told Express that the likely nine cities are Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruppur, Tiruchy, Tirunelveli, Salem and Vellore.
